How to Make an Animated Cartoon Video of Yourself in Under 5 mins? [Easiest Tutorial]
TLDRThis beginner-friendly tutorial teaches how to create animated cartoon videos in under five minutes. Using Animaker, the video walks through creating a character that resembles real-life people, customizing facial features, attire, and accessories. It then demonstrates how to use these characters in videos, add actions, backgrounds, text, and music, and apply animations. The tutorial explains key elements of Animaker's interface, including the timeline, scenes, and effects. By the end, viewers will know how to create and download their own animated videos. Subscribe for more video-making tips.
Takeaways
- 😀 Learn how to create animation characters resembling real-life people.
- 💡 No prior knowledge of animation required, perfect for beginners.
- 📋 Sign up for a free account on Animaker to start creating.
- 👤 Customize the character’s appearance, including facial features, attire, and accessories.
- 🎨 Explore millions of customization options for a unique character creation.
- 🖥️ Use Animaker's dashboard to create animation videos with your custom characters.
- 📑 Learn how to adjust character actions, background, and scene settings.
- ✏️ Add text with customizable fonts, colors, and animations to your videos.
- 🎵 Access over 30,000 copyright-free music tracks to enhance your videos.
- ⬇️ Once your video is ready, download it and share it with the world.
Q & A
What is the main focus of this video?
-The video focuses on teaching beginners how to create animated cartoon characters that resemble real-life people and use them to make videos using the Animaker platform.
Do I need any prior knowledge of animation to follow this tutorial?
-No, the video is designed for beginners with no prior knowledge of animation.
What is the first step in creating an animated character?
-The first step is to click on the link in the description to visit Animaker, then create a free account and access the character builder through the 'Create a Character' option.
How do you ensure that your animated character resembles a real person?
-You can use a reference picture of the person and adjust the character's features, such as face shape, eyes, eyebrows, and attire, to match the picture.
What are the key customizable features of the animated character?
-You can customize the skin color, facial features (like eyes, face shape, and ears), attire, accessories like handbags and glasses, and other variables to create a unique character.
How do you apply an action to your animated character?
-You can use the 'Actions' tab on the right-hand side, search for an action like 'waving,' and apply it to your character on the timeline.
How can you adjust when your character appears in the animation?
-You can adjust the timing by dragging the purple-colored bar in the timeline, which represents the duration the character will be visible.
How do you change the background of your animation?
-You can change the background by clicking anywhere on the workspace and using the 'Edit' option. You can also choose 2D or image backgrounds from the library.
What options are available to customize text in the animation?
-You can customize the text's font style, size, color, spacing, and transparency. You can also apply 'Enter' and 'Exit' animation effects to the text.
How can you add music to your video?
-You can add music by selecting the 'Music' section in the library, which contains over 30,000 copyright-free tracks. After choosing a track, you can control its volume, duplicate, or delete it from the timeline.
Outlines
🎬 Introduction to Creating Animation Characters
The video begins with an introduction, welcoming viewers and outlining the goal of showing how to create animation characters that resemble real-life people. It's targeted at beginners with no prior knowledge of animation. The speaker requests viewers to subscribe to the channel, as 97% of the audience hasn't yet subscribed. They then guide viewers to click on the link in the description to visit Animaker's website, create a free account, and navigate to the character builder. Using a reference picture, they demonstrate selecting a character's gender, template, and modifying various facial features and attire to match the reference image. They emphasize the ability to create billions of unique characters and save the completed character.
📽️ Using Created Characters in Animated Videos
The video continues by demonstrating how to use the created character in animated videos. The speaker instructs viewers to return to the dashboard, create a new video project, and describes the interface of the Animaker application. Key components include the workspace, scene section, timeline (comprising animation, video/audio, and camera timelines), and the library with various elements. They show how to find the newly created character in the 'My Characters' section and place it in the workspace. The actions tab allows users to apply actions to the character, and the timeline shows the character's visibility duration. The speaker explains adjusting the duration and adding multiple actions for full-fledged animation. They also cover changing the background color or adding a 2D/image background.
📝 Adding and Customizing Text in Videos
The video transitions to explaining how to add text to videos. Viewers are instructed to open the text section of the library, select a text box, and customize it using the settings tab. Customization options include changing the font style, size, color, spacing, and transparency. Animation effects can be applied to the text using the 'Enter Effect' and 'Exit Effect' options. The timeline reflects these effects with a pink-colored bar, and the duration can be adjusted. The speaker also explains how to increase or decrease the scene duration using the plus and minus icons, create new scenes, duplicate, and delete scenes. Finally, they guide viewers on adding music from a library of over 30,000 copyright-free tracks, previewing, and controlling the music track's settings.
📥 Publishing and Downloading Your Animated Video
The video concludes by summarizing the process of creating animated videos with custom characters. Viewers are reminded to use the publish option to download their finished video. The speaker encourages viewers to start creating their own videos by clicking the link in the description. The video ends with a call to action, asking viewers to like the video if they found it helpful and to subscribe to the channel for more video-making tutorials.
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Keywords
💡Animaker
💡Create a character
💡Dashboard
💡Character builder
💡Facial features
💡Timeline
💡Actions tab
💡Scene
💡Background
💡Music section
Highlights
Introduction to creating animation characters that look like real-life people.
This tutorial is designed for beginners without prior knowledge of animation.
Request for viewers to subscribe to the channel for more hacks and tutorials.
Visit Animaker’s website and create a free account to get started.
Walkthrough of how to use the character builder in Animaker.
Choose a template that resembles your reference image to begin.
Options to change skin color, facial features, and attire of the character.
Demonstration of adding accessories like handbags and glasses to the character.
Save the character once completed, and return to the dashboard to create videos.
Overview of the Animaker interface including workspace, scene section, and timeline.
Explanation of how to apply actions to the character through the actions tab.
Change the background of the video using colors or 2D backgrounds from the library.
Steps to add and customize text, including font style, size, and animation effects.
How to add copyright-free music from a library of over 30,000 tracks.
Final steps on how to download the completed animation video.
